May 18, 2023 - Sale 2637

Sale 2637 - Lot 72

Price Realized: $ 469
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000

FORTUNATO DEPERO (1892-1960)

CAMPARI / DAVIDE CAMPARI & C. Group of 4 small woodcuts. Circa 1927.


Woodcut, 6 1/2x4 1/4 inches, 16 1/2x10 3/4 cm. Sheet, 12x8 1/2 inches, 30 1/2x21 1/2 cm.
Condition varies, generally B+: toning and foxing to images, primarily on right sides; each tipped to thick tan paper marked Davide Campari & C. Milano.

Campari famously employed modern artists to design their advertising, including Dudovitch, Cappiello, Nizzoli, and Depero. Depero's official contract with Davide Campari & C., officially began in 1926, though his partnership with the company began as early as 1924. He continued to work for the company until 1937, over the years sketching dozens of designs, only a few of which were realized into posters. Images available upon request.

Additional Details

From the collection of Albert P. Albano.